Sec. 15. (a) Only the following persons are permitted in the polls during an election:
(1) Members of a precinct election board.
(2) Poll clerks and assistant poll clerks.
(3) Election sheriffs.
(4) Deputy election commissioners.
(5) Pollbook holders and challengers.
(6) Watchers.
(7) Voters for the purposes of voting.
(8) Minor children accompanying voters as provided under IC 3-11-11-8.
(9) An assistant to a precinct election officer appointed under IC 3-6-6-39.
(10) An individual authorized to assist a voter in accordance with IC 3-11-9.
(11) A member of a county election board, acting on behalf of the board.
(12) A mechanic authorized to act on behalf of a county election board to repair a voting system (if the mechanic bears credentials signed by each member of the board).
(13) Either of the following who have been issued credentials signed by the members of the county election board:
(A) The county chairman of a political party.
(B) The county vice chairman of a political party.
However, a county chairman or a county vice chairman who is a candidate for nomination or election to office at the election may not enter the polls under this subdivision.
(14) The secretary of state, as chief election officer of the state, unless the individual serving as secretary of state is a candidate for nomination or election to an office at the election.
(b) This subsection applies to a simulated election for minors conducted with the authorization of the county election board. An individual participating in the simulated election may be in the polls for the purpose of voting. A person supervising the simulated election may be in the polls to perform the supervision.
(c) The inspector of a precinct has authority over all simulated election activities conducted under subsection (b) and shall ensure that the simulated election activities do not interfere with the election conducted in that polling place.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-24.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.89; P.L.3-1993, SEC.146; P.L.38-1999, SEC.43; P.L.66-2003, SEC.40; P.L.209-2003, SEC.130; P.L.97-2004, SEC.8; P.L.14-2004, SEC.116; P.L.230-2005, SEC.54; P.L.194-2013, SEC.57.
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